I mean I get they want to tax all possible sources of income but I think it might make sense to raise the minimum for a signer to something more like $5,000. With that at least there would be a much better chance that a recreational gambler could actually be ahead the year they get one. Because the truth is, with the standard deduction where it is now, you typically can't deduct losses so most people are just getting F****d by a W2G.